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Chapter 5. Installing and configuring RAID This chapter presents following information about attaching SATA devices and configuring RAID for the RAID-supported models in this product. Note: When the BIOS was formatted or the system board was replaced in the RAID-supported models, RAID is enabled by default. Important notices for setting RAID: Before you install and configure RAID, make sure of the current RAID setting on the computer you are servicing. This product supports either RAID Level 0 (RAID 0) or RAID Level 1 (RAID 1). Confirm the RAID setting information provided from the customer at first, then proceed with the installation. Good or non failing drives have to be in HDD bay 0 if you have RAID 1. • "Supported RAID configurations" on page 55 • "Configuring the system BIOS to enable embedded SATA RAID functionality" on page 55 • "Creating RAID volumes" on page 55 • "Deleting RAID volumes" on page 56 Supported RAID configurations The following RAID configurations are supported on ThinkPad W510: RAID Level 0 (RAID 0) - Striped disk array RAID Level 1 (RAID 1) - Mirrored disk array Better performance and no fault tolerance. Improved read performance and 100% redundancy. Configuring the system BIOS to enable embedded SATA RAID functionality To configure the BIOS for RAID, do as follows: 1. Press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility menu. 2. Select Config. 3. Select Serial ATA (SATA). 4. Select SATA Controller Mode Option 5. Select RAID 6. Press F10 to save the settings. Note: SATA Controller Mode Option is recovered to RAID by default. When you use other mode before load default setting in BIOS Setup Utility menu such as F9 key, you have to restore the setting as you like. Creating RAID volumes This section describes how to use the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology option ROM Configuration Utility to create RAID volumes. To create RAID volumes, do as follows: © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2012 55

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Chapter 5.
Installing and configuring RAID
This chapter presents following information about attaching SATA devices and configuring RAID for the
RAID-supported models in this product.
Note:
When the BIOS was formatted or the system board was replaced in the RAID-supported models,
RAID is enabled by default.
Important notices for setting RAID:
Before you install and configure RAID, make sure of the current RAID setting on the computer you are
servicing.
This product supports either RAID Level 0 (RAID 0) or RAID Level 1 (RAID 1). Confirm the RAID setting
information provided from the customer at first, then proceed with the installation.
Good or non failing drives have to be in HDD bay 0 if you have RAID 1.
•
“Supported RAID configurations” on page 55
•
“Configuring the system BIOS to enable embedded SATA RAID functionality” on page 55
•
“Creating RAID volumes” on page 55
•
“Deleting RAID volumes” on page 56
Supported RAID configurations
The following RAID configurations are supported on ThinkPad W510:
RAID Level 0 (RAID 0) – Striped disk array
Better performance and no fault tolerance.
RAID Level 1 (RAID 1) – Mirrored disk array
Improved read performance and 100% redundancy.
Configuring the system BIOS to enable embedded SATA RAID
functionality
To configure the BIOS for RAID, do as follows:
1. Press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
2. Select
Config
.
3. Select
Serial ATA (SATA)
.
4. Select
SATA Controller Mode Option
5. Select
RAID
6. Press F10 to save the settings.
Note: SATA Controller Mode Option
is recovered to
RAID
by default. When you use other mode before
load default setting in BIOS Setup Utility menu such as F9 key, you have to restore the setting as you like.
Creating RAID volumes
This section describes how to use the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology option ROM Configuration Utility to
create RAID volumes.
To create RAID volumes, do as follows:
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